Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus) rutting. This herbivorous mammal is the smallest subspecies of reindeer. It lives for approximatel

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Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus) rutting. This herbivorous mammal is the smallest subspecies of reindeer. It lives for approximately nine years and is endemic to the islands of Svalbard. Photographed in the spring in Norway's Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic.

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